Accused Neb. sex offender arrested in Arizona

FAIRBURY, Neb. -- A 30-year-old Fairbury man wanted on several sexual
assault allegations has been arrested in Arizona.

Fairbury Police Chief Chad Sprunk told radio station KWBE-AM that Billy Barritt was arrested Thursday in Mohave
County, Ariz.

Barritt is charged in a Nebraska warrant with first-degree sexual assault of a
child and three counts of third-degree sexual assault of a child.

Police said Barritt is accused of sexually assaulting multiple children in Nebraska under the
age of 10 for more than a year. Authorities said that when Barritt learned of the
investigation, he left his home in Fairbury.